U.S Marines and Australian Airmen load Missiles on Joint Strike Fighters together

Credit: Sgt. Joshua Brittenham | Date Taken: 07/05/2023
U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Airmen with RAAF No. 3 Squadron load AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missiles onto a RAAF F-35A Lightning II at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, July 5, 2023. The training realistically prepared U.S. Marines and Australian Airmen to work side-by-side to load ordnance as part of unit-level and bilateral training events designed to enhance U.S.-Australian relationships and further develop and sustain capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joshua Brittenham)